Daniel Sheffey

Daniel Sheffey (born 1770 in Frederick , Province of Maryland , †  December 3, 1830 in Staunton , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1817 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Sheffey completed an apprenticeship as a shoemaker with his father. In 1791 he moved to Wytheville , Virginia, where he worked in his learned profession. After studying law and being admitted in 1802, he began to practice as a lawyer. He later moved to Staunton, where he also worked as a lawyer. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Federalist Party . Between 1800 and 1804 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives ; from 1804 to 1808 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1808 Sheffey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Abram Trigg on March 4, 1809 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1817 . During this time the British-American War of 1812 fell , during which the government buildings in Washington were destroyed by the British.

In 1822 and 1823 Sheffey was again a member of the Virginia House of Representatives. He died on December 3, 1830 in Staunton.

Web links

• Daniel Sheffey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel Sheffey in the database of Find a Grave (English)